Drinking Water - Capacity Development Strategy
In 1996 the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was amended to include a new provision called “Capacity Development”. Section 1420(a) of the Federal SDWA requires that a state must develop and implement a strategy to assist public water systems in acquiring and maintaining technical, managerial and financial capacity. Links
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- South Carolina's CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR EXISTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (PDF - 305K)
- 2002 Capacity Development Report to the Governor (pdf format)
- 2005 Capacity Development Report to the Governor (pdf format)
The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that the Department report the Governor on the efficacy of the South Carolina's Capacity Development Strategy and progress made toward improving the technical, managerial and financial capacity of public water systems in the State. The SDWA also requires that this report be made available to the public.
- APPENDIX A: STATE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
- APPENDIX B: STATE PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
- APPENDIX C: WATER SUPPLY PERMITTING GUIDE (PDF - 604K)
- APPENDIX D: WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PERMITTING GUIDE (PDF - 491K)
- APPENDIX E: SANITARY SURVEY EVALUATION FORMS SURFACE WATER SANITARY SURVEY CHECKLIST (PDF - 38K), GROUND WATER SANITARY SURVEY CHECKLIST (PDF - 38K) & GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING A GROUNDWATER AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SANITARY SURVEY (PDF - 187K)
- APPENDIX F: WATER SYSTEM VIABILITY GUIDANCE: A GUIDE TO EVALUATING SYSTEM VIABILITY FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (PDF - 385K)
- APPENDIX G: WATER SYSTEM BUSINESS PLAN GUIDANCE: A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF EXISTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (PDF - 186K)
- APPENDIX H: APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL WATER SYSTEM (PDF - 164K)
- APPENDIX I: OPERATING PERMITS: FLOW CHARTS FOR THE PERMITTING PROCESS & COORDINATION WITH THE STATE’S SANITARY SURVEY PROGRAM (PDF - 6K)
- APPENDIX J: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS - Contact David Price, 803-898-3993
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